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Naval
Industry News - Germany, KSA |
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German
Shipbuilder Lurssen could deliver more than 100 Patrol Boats to Saudi
Arabia |
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According
to German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, the German government
is negotiating with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the delivery of more
than 100 patrol boats for the Ministry of Interior. The conctract is
estimated at 1.4 billion euros. |
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Lürssen FPB 41 Patrol Boat. The two types of vessels would be custom
built to answer Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior specific needs and
requirements.
Picture: Lürssen
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German
shipbuilding company Lürssen will be in charge of assembling and
delivering the patrol boats. It is reported that two types of vessels
will be order should the contract be signed. No much information is
available on the ship: The two types of vessels would be custom built
to answer Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior specific needs and requirements.
The first rumors about the possibility of a mega-deal for the supply
of patrol boats to Saudi Arabia was published by German newspaper Bild
am Sonntag in February 2013. |
